Malignant dermoid cyst of the ovary with double tumor cell population, revealed by an umbilical metastasis
Leroy, C.; Gontier, M.F.; Gontier, F.; Minh, H.N.; Smadja, A.
Annales de Pathologie 12(3): 178-182
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0242-6498 PMID: 1388364 Document Number: 389031
The authors report a case of multiple malignancies (squamous cell carcinoma and carcinoid) arising in a dermoid cyst of the ovary. The tumor being revealed by an umbilical metastasis. They insist on the rarity of this entity and discuss the elements of diagnosis and prognosis through a review of literature.